Sleeping Bears



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What is the best way to show sportsmanship?

Unit Summary

Students will follow rules and procedures while learning how to play the game, “Sleeping Bears”. In this game, there are 3 players that are the bears. They will be sitting in a chair holding a ball, while the rest of the class will be on the other side of the gym. When coach yells "Bears go to sleep," the three bears will close their eyes and fall asleep. At any time, coach will yell, "Bears wake up!" At that moment, the three bears will open their eyes and try to hit the class with a ball before they reach the wall. Students will also demonstrate the ability to share wall space, and show sportsmanship

Grade Level /Subject

  • Pre K-6th Grade
  • Physical Education

Technology Integration

Excel Spreadsheet
  • Helps record the grades of each class on different days
  • Keeps grades separated by workbooks
  • Great way to take class role
Podcast
  • Fun way to introduce the lesson
  • Gives the kids a different way of learning the rules
  • Begins the theme of the lesson by using a character
Digital Video
  • Acts as a “movie preview” of the next lesson
  • Catches the students attention
Jeopardy (Power Point)
  • Great way to review the students
  • A tool to see what the students are understanding
Video Camcorder
  • Students will be able to watch how they play the game
  • Teacher will have a chance to make a “Highlight Video” at the end of a lesson
  • Can be used to show the students what they need to work on in the future

Resources

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
http://kidshealth.org/
http://www.askkids.com/

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